Brad Keselowski was minutes away from being benched for the Nationwide Series race. He was involved in a late wreck in the earlier Cup race, sending his carbon monoxide level soaring past NASCAR’s limit to drive. He was a “real jerk” to the medical personnel in the care center because he demanded immediate clearance to race. “If the race started 5 minutes earlier, I wouldn’t have been in it,” Keselowski said. Keselowski needed an oxygen mask for the majority of his break between races, then went out and won the Nationwide event at Talladega Superspeedway in a wild finish to end more than 850 miles of racing Sunday. He got the breaks on the track and off to win his first race with Penske Racing. Keselowski said his carbon monoxide level after the Sprint Cup race was at 13 – nearly triple NASCAR’s required numeric level to drive a stock car. Team owner Roger Penske asked Sam Hornish Jr. to standby in case of emergency. After 45 minutes of breathing through an oxygen mask, Keselowski was given the green light to drive the #22 Dodge.)Associated Press)(4-26-2010)
